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Ala. Code § 6-11-29 (2026)

Wrongful Death Actions Not Affected.

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This article shall not pertain to or affect any civil actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410, as amended.

(Acts 1987, No. 87-185, p. 251, §10.)

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1989–2012 · leading case: Lemond Const. Co. v. Wheeler, 669 So. 2d 855 (Ala. 1995).
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Lemond Const. Co. v. Wheeler, 669 So. 2d 855 (Ala. 1995). · cites it 3× “See, Ala.Code 1975, § 6-11-29. [3] This case also involves claims of contributory negligence on the part of the decedent.”
Cent. Alabama Elec. Co-Op. v. Tapley, 546 So. 2d 371 (Ala. 1989). “This exception is codified at § 6-11-29. Because this cause of action was pending prior to June 11, 1987, however, these statutes are inapplicable.”
Boudreaux v. Pettaway, 108 So. 3d 486 (Ala. 2012). · cites it 2× “Ala.Code 1975, § 6-11-29 (providing that § 6-11-27(a)’s heightened evidentiary standard ‘shall not pertain to or affect any civil actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410’).”
Cain v. Mortg. Realty Co., Inc., 723 So. 2d 631 (Ala. 1998). · cites it 2× “Ala. Code 1975, § 6-11-29 (providing that § 6-ll-27(a)’s heightened evidentiary standard “shall not pertain to or affect any civil actions for wrongful death pursuant to Sections 6-5-391 and 6-5-410”).”
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Mavis Hurley, Individually & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Ivan Hurley, Brenda Hudson & Morris Dunn Hudson David Ambrose Fluker & Linda Fluker James Melvin Dixon & Caron Dixon (Tex. App. 1996). “As a general rule, a statute governing punitive damages precludes a jury from considering evidence of a defendant's financial condition but allows the judge to consider such evidence during a post-verdict review of any punitive damages found by the jury. Ala. Code § 6-11-23…”
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